September 2024 Archives - Small Boats Magazine https://smallboatsmonthly.com/issue/september-2024/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:42:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Our 10th Anniversary and a Change of Watch https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/our-10th-anniversary-and-a-change-of-watch/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/our-10th-anniversary-and-a-change-of-watch/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:06:00 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=189316 This issue marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of Small Boats in September 2014. With this September issue, the number of articles published has risen to around 1,000, all of them available to subscribers under “Issues” in the menu bar above. This ever-growing resource for our community is both for our readers and from our readers. Almost without exception, the articles are written by boaters who have some hands-on experience or knowledge that they have been moved to share with our community.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/our-10th-anniversary-and-a-change-of-watch/feed/ 35 DeWalt Multi-Tool https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/dewalt-multi-tool/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/dewalt-multi-tool/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:30:18 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=189401 The first time it proved its worth was when my furnace gave up the ghost last winter and I had to cut away a section of wall to have it removed and replaced. It cut through drywall quickly with minimal dust and cut through 2×4 framing in a space too small for any other saw.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/dewalt-multi-tool/feed/ 0 The EasyBailer https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:22:50 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188950 The tiny pump specified by John is rated for 500 gallons per hour (8.3 gallons per minute) and moves a lot of water out of the boat quickly and. He initially experimented with less expensive float switches but found that debris floating about in a boat’s bilge inevitably gets caught up in the switch which can prevent it from turning the pump on.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/feed/ 2 Anchor-Rode Markings https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/anchor-rode-markings/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/anchor-rode-markings/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 03:48:49 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188868 Whenever I decide to spend a night on board at anchor, there are two problems I have to solve. The first is determining the depth in an anchorage. In areas with big tidal ranges, it’s especially important. The second is deciding how much scope I have out.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/anchor-rode-markings/feed/ 3 Blekingseka https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/blekinge-eka/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/blekinge-eka/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:29:26 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=189008 The ekas were originally built entirely of oak. I decided to construct a glued-lapstrake hull using 9mm Vendia Marine Planking, made in Finland, and pine. I drew the frames as molds, which would be removed from the hull after planking, and installed floor timbers to support the floorboards and hanging knees to support the gunwales.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/blekinge-eka/feed/ 8 A Sail-and-Oar Cruise in the San Juans    https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-sail-and-oar-cruise-in-the-san-juans/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-sail-and-oar-cruise-in-the-san-juans/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:00:13 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188788 My plan was simple: make for the northern string of islands in the San Juans that stand as diminutive guards against the Strait of Georgia, and spend a few days on the water shaking down the camp-cruising setup onboard my family’s 25-year-old Haven 12 1⁄2, LAZYDOG.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-sail-and-oar-cruise-in-the-san-juans/feed/ 4 Eun Mara https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/eun-mara/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/eun-mara/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:28:08 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188772 In the late 1990s, the prolific small-boat designer Iain Oughtred worked with his friend Brice Avery to design a trailerable coastal cruiser. With inspiration drawn from canoe yawls of yore, the resulting craft would be known as Eun Mara.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/eun-mara/feed/ 7 Saving JANIE JANE https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/saving-janie-jane/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/saving-janie-jane/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:54:30 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188600 I told them I was looking for a simple design to build and sail, and they suggested a sharpie—it was fast and easy to build, and fast on the water.

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